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After giving birth to her third child, Alix Walker – Stylist’s editor-at-large – decided she needed to reevaluate how she structured her working week. She put in a request to work from home and it was accepted. Here’s how she makes it work…

“I felt frustrated as I was working part-time in employed roles to fund the rest of my week, where I was pursuing music,” says Rosie Adediran, aka Mama Sings. So she bravely quit the office job and went full-time as a singer and musical workshop leader…

Without a job to return to after maternity leave, Annie Ridout decided to create one for herself. But it wasn’t as simple as choosing a career and getting started; it would involve several false starts before she finally carved out the dream career…

As a single parent, the flexibility of freelance work enables Keryn Potts to drop her four-year-old daughter off at preschool and pick her up. “Childcare does not suit people who work late, weekends, or need flexibility,” she says…

In this new series, we ask a freelance mum when and why she chose the freelance path. First up, Bristol-based graphic designer and mum-of-one Amy Goddall discusses her side-hustle taking over from her office job, and why she loves this way of working…

Kim Palmer founded the amazing Clementine App (helping women to feel confident, calmer and get better sleep) alongside her day-job as strategy director at Wunderman, and while raising two young sons. If you’d like Kim as your mentor, read on…

Candice Brathwaite is a writer, presenter, influencer, co-founder of Make Motherhood Diverse, mum-of-two young kids and now a mentor, via The Early Hour. If you’re a mum looking for support with your freelance work, you may be in luck…

If you’re a creative freelancer, or looking to move into a more creative career, photographer Penny Wincer might be help you with this. She is a single mother to two children, one with special needs, so understands the additional challenges this can create…

The editor Annie Ridout has launched The Early Hour mentorship scheme, taking on one freelance mother to mentor every six months. Her first mentee is Sinead Carey, founder of PaperGrace stationery and mum-of-four. Here’s an introduction…